The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Victoria can be read to determine when you can plant alternaria.

Planting Calendar for Alternaria

Frost tolerance for alternaria:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

It's not a good idea to plant alternaria until after all chance of frost has passed because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant alternaria in Victoria is May. However, you really should wait until June if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant alternaria and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your alternaria may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your alternaria indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on May 15 in Victoria. You can expect an average low temperature of -25°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Victoria may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Victoria you get surprised by a frost after May 15 be ready to protect your alternaria if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Victoria

Here is the info for USDA Zone 4b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	September 15
Lowest Expected Low	-25°F
Highest Expected Low	-20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -20°F.

Plants to Grow in Victoria

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